Interior finish for steel railway-cars.



No. 878,539. PATENTED FEB. 11, 1908.

W. F. KIESBL, JR.

INTERIOR FINISH FOR STEEL RAILWAY CARS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 23. 1907.

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W. F. KIESEL, JR.

INTERIOR FINISH FOR STEEL RAILWAY CARS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.23,1907.

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PATENTED FEB. 11, 1908.

INTERIOR FINISH FOR STEEL RAILWAY CARS.

APPLICATION FILED T11R23, 1907.

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No. 878,539. PATENTED FEB.11, 1908 W. F. KIESBL, JR. INTERIOR FINISH FOR STEEL RAILWAY CARS.

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Sp ecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 11, 1908.

Application filed F ruary 23' 1907. Serial No. 858.976.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that. I, WILLIAM F. KIESEL, Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing at Altoona, in the county of Blair and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in the Interior Finish for Steel Railway-Cars, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in the manner. of applying and fastening in place the inside sheathing, moldings, etc., in steel railway car construction; my object being to so form and apply the sheathing plates,- moldings, etc., to the steel framework, as to avoid the use of screws, which are liable to work loose and cause. trouble, and to conceal to as reat an extent as possible the means by w ich the plates, moldings, etc. are secured in lace.

A further object is to provide, as nearly as possible, an all steel construction of'ornamental design for this inside finish, and to adapt it especially for application to the railway car frames described in my applications Serial No. 304,534, filed March 6, 1906, and Serial No; 358, 974, filed February 23, 1907.

I attain my objects by forming and applying the sheathing plates, moldings, etc., in

the manner illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents an inside elevation of a portion of a car embodying my'improvements, the floor and roof being shown sece tioned on a line atone side of the center of the car; Fig. 2, a vertical transverse section of the portion'of the car illustrated in Fig. 1; Figs. 3, 4, and 5, longitudinal sections on the lines a-a, bb, and cc, respectively, in Fig. 2; Fig. 6, a detail showin a plan and end view of the inside sill p ate for the windows; Figs. 7 and 8, details showing small steel or iron castings by which the sheathing plates for" the window casings are secured to the frame posts; Fig. 9, an elevation on alarger scale showin the manner of fastening in place the inside s eathing panels below the. window sills; Fi 10, a vertical section on the line d-d in ig. 9; Fig. 11, a longitudinal section on the line e -e in Fi 9; Fig. 12, a detail showing the clampingbolt and nut employed for fastening certain of the sheathing latesand moldings in place; Figs. 13 and 14, details showing sections of the side casingplates for the window frames; Fig. 15, a perspective view of a portion-of the car above the windows, on an enlarged scale,

the up er and lower deck carlines.

to show more clearly the manner of applying the sheathing plates and moldings in the upper portion of the car; and Fig. 16, a detail showin a vertical section of the longitudinal sheat ing plate and moldings positioned just below the spring of the lower .deck ceiling plates.

Like numerals designate like parts in the several views.

1 indicates the outside sheathing plates below the windows, which plates are riveted at the bottom to the side sills 2, and at the ends to the cover plates 3, which are riveted to the outside of the main frame posts 4; said posts bein of U-shaped cross section, closed at the insi e by cover lates 3, and bent over at the to to form the ower deck carlines, as describe in my Letters Patent No. 809,920, dated January 16, 1906-. These carline extensions are riveted at their u per ends to the stiffening flange 9, formed a 011g the bot-- tom of the continuous deck plates 5, said deck to form t The upper deck carlines 14 are fastened at each s1 e to'these deck plates 5, and the roof sheets 16 riveted thereto. At the main lates being bent over at the to frame posts,-the side deck cas'tings 13 are positioned to form a stiffening brace between On the line, w ere the posts begin to bend over to form the lower deck carlines, longitudinal stiffening braces 17 of U-shaped cross section are riveted to the posts to receive the outer edges of the lower deck roof sheets 19, said stiflening braces having the eaves moldings 18 formed along their lower flanges and sald lower flanges being riveted in between the roof sheets and the top side plates 20. construction, as so far descrlbed, relates to the framework and outer sheathing and 'is more fully described and claimed in my compapiion application, Serial N 0. 358,974, aforesai The outer sill plates 7 for the car Windows are riveted at the outside between the beltrail 8 and the sheathing plates 1; and they extend from main post to main post, being fastened at the ends to the post by angle plates25. Supported at intermediate points alon these outer sill plates are one or more W111, ow osts 6, as described in my ap lica tion serlal No. 304,534, aforesaid. T intermediate window posts I new preferably form ofsteel plates pressed' 'ifito U-shaped section,- said posts bei iigggof-tsmaller dimene eaves flange and molding -11 an 12.'

The

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- finish and its manner of application to the framework.

For the insidefinish of the window sills I providesill plates 22, pressed into the form shown in Fig. 6, the outside downturned flange 23 resting upon the outside sill plates 7, to form the'stop for the lower portion of the window sashes, the seam between flange 23. and the outside sill plates being closed by a soldered joint, which holds the outer. edge of the inside sill plate in lace, and also renders the joint waterproof? At the inside of the car these inside Slll plates are bent downwardly at 24," opposite a downturned flange 26, on the outside sill plates 7; and between these two flanges 24 and 26, the upper edges of the inside sheathing plates 27 and the insulating plates 28 are clamped. These plates 27 and 28 extend from main post to main post, and are fastened against the inside cover plates of said main posts by means of the clamping strips 31 formed of pressed steel, as shown more clearly in Figs. 9 to 11;

3 intermediate said clampin strips being secured in place by means of bo its 34, the heads of which are passed through holes 32, cut in'the cover plates, and their flattened shanks 35 dropped into the slots 33 formed at the lower side of holes 32. This flattened portion is made narrower than the diameter of thebolt, so that the bolt cannot be pushed endwise out of place after it has been inserted in the slot. Ca nuts 36 are screwed upon the projecting en s of these bolts to press the clamping strlps 31 against plates 27, whereby the o1nt between plates is made to present a neat and finished appearance. At their upper ends, the clamping strips 31 are carried around the inside sill plates 22. to conceal the 1omts between these sill plates, and also to fasten them in place at the ends. The Slll plates are cut out at each end and at oints to fit around the main and intermediate frame posts (see Figs. 4 and 6).

The plates 28 positioned back of the plates 27 are of asbestos board or other non-combustible material, and serve as a sound deadening and insulating backing for the inside sheathing which is made up of comparatively thin steel plates.

one near the bottom, and

' the top to At 29, plates are positioned outside of the plates 27 and 28, to form a stiff backing for the plates where the car seats are bolted into place, these plates 29 being stiflened along their upper edges by flanges 30, and being riveted at their ends to the flanges on the main posts 4.

The lower edge of the sheathing plates 27 rest upon the shelf 37, which covers the longitudinal box for the steam pipes, said shelf being attached to the longitudinal angle bars 38 fastened to the frame posts, and at the outside resting upon the vertical plates 39, which rise from the floor plates 40; said floor plates in turn being attached to the angle bars 41 at each side of the car.

The sheathings for the window posts are so formed as to directly receive the window sashes 42, and consist of thin plates 43, pressed into the shapes shown more clearly in Figs. 13 and 14; the beaded flange 48 on the outside of these plates serving the double purpose of overlapping and finishing the edge of the outside cover plates 3, and forming the outside bead forthe sash slide. At, the inside these plates are provided with flanges 49 which overla side cover plates 3 on t e main posts. At the intermediate posts, however, these inside flanges are joined together at 52 (see Fig. 13); the sheathingplates for the win" dow frames at the intermediate posts being thus made from one piece of steel and sprung into place on opposite sides of the posts.

At 50 the plates 43 are pressed inward to form grooves into which are fitted the combined inside bead strips and shade guides 51 said strips being formed preferably of extruded metal, as describedzin my application Serial No. 349,252, filed December 24, 1906, for improvements in car windows. To

. fasten these window frame plates 43 in place,

metal brackets 44 and 45 are riveted to the sides of the main and intermediate posts respectively, said brackets being rovided at the outside with screw threaded osses to receive the screws by which the plates 43 and strips 51 are fastened in place. There will be three of these; brackets at eachside of each post, one near the top of the window frame, one half Way between. The screws will be countersunk in the plates43 and 51 to provide a smooth finish, and also to permit the window sash and shade clamps to ride freely up and down the grooves. i

- Above the windows, upper sheathing plates 53 of thin steel are fastened to the longitudinal angle and .T braces 47 and 46-, said plates 53 having formed along their upper. and lower edges moldings of any suitable design. The upper molding is pressed over at form a groove 54', which, when plates 53 are placed in position, are slipped down upon the blocks 55, which are bolted to and finish the inthe basket racks 62..

the T braces 46. The lower molding, at56, passes around the outer edge of the angle race 47, and is locked along its lower flanged edge 57 by means of a tongue and groove joint 58 and 59, to the inside lintel plates 60, (see Figs. 15 and 16), said inside lintel plates being pressed into more or less ornamental designs, and being fastened. attheir ends, to the window frame plates 43. As the sheets 53 are very thin they will be-backed up at suitable intervals by the vertical braces 61 riveted between the longitudinal braces 47. and 46. These braces 61 are light angle or channel bars pressed at the ends into the form shown in Fig. 16, and serve to support Where these basket racks are ap lied, holes are cut throu h the plates 53 and the braces 61 for the bolts, by which the racks are secured in place. In this way the combined sheathing plate'and molding strip 53 is securely fastened in place and the fastening means entirely concealed. The lower edge of the lower-deck head lining 63, which is preferably of composite board, though it may be of steel or other material, is secured to the T brace 46 between the upper flange thereof and the grooved portion of the plate 53, the blocks 55 thus serving the double purpose of holding the plate 53 and the head lining -63 in place. I hesehead linings 63 extend from mainpost to main post, and are fastened to the inside cover plate of the carline extensions of said posts by means of clamping strips 71 and'clamping bolts 72, in the same manner as are the panel plates 27, the upper ends of the cover at '69 to the web ofthe deck )lates of the main posts beingprovided with slotted holes into which these bolts. areyinserted as before. .The upper edges ofthe head linings 63 are secured to the stiffening flange 9 of the deck plates by means of molding strips 64, said strips being of light pressed or drawn steel plates flanged at 65, where they .rest against the upper edges of the head linings, and carried thence around the angle of the deck plates, with a more .or less ornamental design, and riveted plates by means of the same rivets by which the flanges of the deck-light frames are secured in place. The substantially horizontal limb of these molding strips'64 is held in place by means of bolts 67, (see Fig.- 2), the heads of which are slipped u through slotted holes in the flange 9, and locked therein in the same I manner as described in connection with bolts 34; a s'pacingwasher 68 being slipped upon these bolts between the flange and the molding, "and the molding being drawn up into place by means of-socket nuts 66.

The upper deck head lining 73 is held in place by meansof an ornamental moldin strip 74,:ri-veted to -the deck plate 5 with th e upper flanges 70 of the deck light frames;

the outer edges of the head linings 7 3 resting upon these moldings 74, and being fastened attheir ends to the carlines 14, by means of the clamping strips 75, held in place by bolts inserted in the slotted holes'76 in the car lines, in the same manner as the bolts for clamping strips 31.

By the use of this system of sheathing plates and moldings joined together by concealed and interlocking joints, I provide a practically all steel interior sheathing of ornamental and finished design, and render the car entirely fireproof. I also utilize the deck plate 5 for the inside sheathing hetw een the upper and lower decks, the rivet heads only show ing where the deck lights, molding strips and deck castings are fastened to these deck plates; and these rivets may be made invisible on' the inside of the car by using flat countersunk heads on the inward ends of the rivets. For the vclamping strips, and the molding strips 64, socket nuts are employed to conceal the ends of the nuts, these being the only exposed securing nuts.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. The combination, with the main frame posts and the outside window-sill plates fastened between posts,of insidesill plates fitted in between posts and having down turned outside and inside flanges, the outside flanges r'esting upon the outside sill plates.

2. The combination, with the main frame posts, the outside window-sill plates fastened etween posts and the intermediate posts resting upon the sill plates, of inside sill plates extending from main 0st to main post and brought together at t ieir ends with utt joints, said insidesill plates being out to fit. between the posts and flanged downwardly at the outside where they rest upon the outside sill plates, said flanges serving as stops for the bottom of the window sashes.

3. The combination, with themain frame posts and the outside window-sill plates fastened bet een-posts and provided with down turned flanges along their inner edges, of inside sill plates resting upon the outside sill plates and having flanges along their inward edges turned down opposite the outside sill flanges, and inside sheathing plates having their upper edges inserted between said flanges.

4-. The combination, with the hollow main frame posts having inside cover lates, of inside sheathing plates extending om post to post, and vertical clamping strips covering bolted to" the cover plates to fasten the sheathing plates in place.

v 5. The combination, with the main frame posts and the outside window-sill plates astened between posts with down turned flanges jalong their inward edges, of inside sill plates resting upon the outside-sill plates and having flanges along their inward edges the joints between sheathing plates and turned down opposite the outside sill flanges, inside sheathing plateshaving their upper edges inserted between said flanges, said inside sill plates and sheathing plates being brought together with butt joints at the main posts, and vertical clamping strips covering the joints between sill and sheathing plates, said strips bein bolted to the posts to fasten said plates in p ace.

6. The combination, with a frame member having a hole witha slot at one side provided therein, of an inside sheathing member fastened to said frame member by means of a bolt having a head adapted to be passed through said hole and a flattened portion adjacent the head -adapted to be inserted in the slot when the head has been passed through the hole, said flattened portion and the slot being narrower than the diameter of the bolt, whereby the bolt will be held against movement in either direction when entered into the slot.

7. The combination, with frame members having rows of holes each with a slot at one I side thereof, of inside sheathing members applied to said frame members, bolts having heads adapted to be passed through said holes and flattened portions adjacent the heads to engage the slots, said flattened portions and the slots being narrower than the diameter of the bolts, clamping strips through holes in which the projecting ends of said bolts are passed, and cap nuts screwed upon said projecting ends to press the clamping strips against the sheathing members;

.8. The combination, with the main posts, intermediate posts, the outside and inside cover plates thereon and the window-sill plates, of easing plates attached to the sides of the posts above the sill plates at the window openings, said plates being provided with hollow bead flanges at the outside adapted to receive the edges of the outside cover plates on the posts and with flanges at the inside adapted to overlap the inside cover plates on the main posts, the casing plates for the intermediate posts having their inside flanges integrally united, and brackets riveted to the sides of the posts to which said casing plates are secured.

9. The combination, with the lower inside sheathing plates and the main frame posts to which they are attached, of stifl'ening plates fastened between posts outside said plates to support the car seats.

10. The combination, with the frame posts and the parallel longitudinal inside frame members above the window openings, of the upper inside sheathing plates having moldings formed along their upper and lower portions, and concealed means for fastening said plates in place upon said frame members.

11. The combination, with the frame posts and the parallel longitudinal inside frame members above the windowopenings, of light upper inside sheathing plates TQS. tened to sald frame members, and vertical brace bars riveted at intervals between the parallel frame members to form supports for basket racks.

12. The combination, with the frame osts and the parallel longitudinal inside frame members above the window openings, t e upper of said frame members having an inwardly projecting flange or rib thereon, of an inside sheathing plate adapted to be applied to said frame members, the upper edge of said plate being bent over the projecting flange 0r rib on the upper member and provided with a longitudinal groove, and blocks secured to said flange or rib to engage said groove.

13. The combination, with the incased frame posts and the parallel longitudinal T and angle bars 46 and 47 riveted to said posts above the window openings, of upper .inside sheathing plates having moldin s formed thereon at top and bottom to t around the inwardly projecting ribs or flanges on said bars, the upper molding being bent over to form a groove and the lower molding being fitted around the post casing and provided. with an upturned tongue between casings, blocks on the ribs of the T bars to engage said grooves, and lintel plates between casings having grooves on their inward edges to engage said tongues.

14. The combination, with the frame posts and lower deck carlines, of a deck plate having a stiffening flange projecting outwardly from its lower edge and attached to the inward ends of said carlines, an inside longitudinal frame member attached to the posts below the carlines, a lower deck head lining having its lower edge fastened to said frame member and its upper edge resting against said stiffening flange, an angle molding plate having its upper edge riveted to the vertical web of the deck plate and its lower edge adapted to engage the head lining where it overlaps said stiffening flange, and means for clamping said edge against the head lining.

15. The combination, with the deck plates and the upper deck carlines passing across between plates, of upper deckhead linings fastened to' the. under side of said carlines, and molding plates riveted to the deck plates below the head linings to support and conceal their outer edges.

16. The combination with the hollow carlines, the inward sides of which are provided with a longitudinal series of holes, each hole having a slot at one side thereof, of head linings fitted to the inward sides of the carlines, bolts adapted to be inserted through said holes and having flattened portions adapted to be inserted in the slots, said flattened portions and the slots being narrower than the diameter of the bolts, and clamping strips adapted to be drawn up by said bolts to fasten the abutting ends of the head linings against-the carlines.

17. The upper inside sheathing plate 53 having the upper and lower moldings formed thereon substantially as herein described.

18. The inside finish for railway cars, comprising the lower sheathing plates, the inside window sill plates, the clamping strips covering the joints between said plates, the window side casing plates, the inside lintel plates, the upper sheathing plates having moldings at top and bottom, the deck angle molding plates, the deck plate, the upper deck side molding plates, the upper and lower deck head linings having their edges held in place by said moldings, the clamping strips covering the transverse joints between head linings,

and the bolts by which said strips and moldapplied to the framework substantially as herein described.

19. The combination, with the frame posts, of a plurality of brackets riveted to the sides thereof at each side the window openings, and casing plates fastened to said brackets.

20. The combination, with the frame posts, of metal brackets adapted to be riveted to the sides of the posts at the window openings and having screw tapped bosses at their outer ends to receive the screws by which the side casing plates are fastened in place.

' In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM F. KIESEL, JR. WVitnesses:

FRANCIS N. PARIS, J. F. MECK. 

